The Virginia Gazette

WARSAW, July 14. THE troubles which reign in this state, instead of diminishing, increase more and more, and present a very melancholy and terrifying picture. The paternal heart of the King suffers infinitely; but by the constitution, and form of government, the remedy of these evils depends not on his Majesty alone. The Confederates of Podolia are actually all dispersed, and their chiefs are retired to Choczim, a fortified place belonging to the Grand Signior, where they live, it is said, miserably enough, having sacrificed all the money and jewels they were possessed of to strengthen the confederacy, and sustain themselves against the Russian troops. The insurrection of the peasants of the Ukraine strikes us with horror; on account of the terrible effects which have ensued. The starosties of Czerin, of Czirhafy, and Bialacierkiew, as well as the lordships of Hum and of Smila, have suffered extremely thereby. General Apraxin, having advanced with his troops towards the Ukraine, hath dispersed greatest part of the seditious peasants, and hath hanged a great number of them; the rest have retired to the Haydamacks, and in their retreat have burnt and pillaged several towns and villages of that province. A large detachment of Prussian hussars passed yesterday through this city, in their way to Podolia and the Ukraine, to take revenge of the peasants for having murdered several of their comrades. We are here in great confusion, and under dreadful apprehensions. It is just now reported that the Russians are bombarding Cracow.

JULY 18. The news we had received of the rising of several thousand peasants in the Ukraine is confirmed from several quarters. The excesses committed by these people exceed all imagination.

FRONTIERS of POLAND, JULY 4. The Russian troops seem at length to carry all before them. The Confederates have lost near 4000 men by the taking of Bar. Upwards of 5000 have undergone the same fate, by attempting to relieve the town of Brzedeyckzew. Sixty nine cannon, ten mortars, and six standards, are the trophies of the victors.

July 14. Two bodies of Russians are in march, one towards Kiovia, and the other towards Smolenfko. We have this moment a report of the discovery of a plot for setting fire to the city of Warsaw in divers places.